And, by the way, I am thoroughly enjoying this high and have no desire to come down; I just also don't want to become insanely reckless or unknowingly delusional. I worry about it all the time. Worry, racing mind, all too well is my brain. And, I find it hard to concentrate on just one thing. Worry in motion, motion in mind, all of my thoughts I can't seem to find. And, mind you, I find myself frigging hilarious! But that is okay because it takes a genius to be hilarious and what does that make me? It's good when you can laugh at yourself, huh? Sorry about writing so much; this is a sounding board, just another one...another one of about 15, ha! Have you ever noticed that I have really good grammar? I am certain you are familiar with my writing. After all, I write you like every other day and, I'm certain I drive you mad (like right now). I am hogging all of your time, aren't I? I am sorry. The desire to spit out words is irresistible, just like my desire to shop. I have spent over $1000 dollars on clothing, shoes, and accessories in the last month and a half. Doesn't sound like much but we have no money (YAY me!). My husband is not very happy about the debt (he hates it) and he doesn't even know about everything. I opened a store card. What he doesn't know won't hurt him though, right? Speaking of hurting, music is my passion. I think I am made of music. I keep talking about music...like talking and talking and talking about it. Because it knows no bounds in my heart, in my body. And dancing, it can bring joy to anyone. Have you ever heard 19th Nervous Breakdown by the Rolling Stones? It was written for me, teehee. If you want to listen, here is the link: https://youtu.be/o_sf8XFkmUgYou are a psychiatrist, you have probably heard it. Here it comes, here it comes...it's just your 19th nervous breakdown. Oh who's to blame, that girl's just insane.It's fine though, like I said, I can laugh at myself. But anyway, that is enough, I just thought you should know that I don't want to come down. So, I don't want to be overly medicated, you know?View Thread

PS: When I talked to my doctor on the phone today, the solution to "make sure this doesn't get out of control" was to increase my nightly Klonapin from .5 MG to 2 MG and to have me begin .5 MG during the daytime. In your treatment, would you have done that or would you maybe have decreased the stimulant? Or, can you even answer that question? Sorry if I am asking too much and thank you again! I am worried.View Thread

Dr. G,I know we talked a lot about my doctor putting me on the 800 MG of lamictal and 50 MG of Vyvanse and taking me off of lithium. We discussed how this is experimental and goes against the FDA studies, but I don't think we discussed how to proceed. As I sit here at 2:30 AM, eating pop tarts and drinking tea, not sleeping as I haven't been doing and behaving "bizarrely" and "a little manic" in the words of my husband, I am really questioning the validity of this decision. I am not sure if you can answer this or not. In your opinion, should I approach my current doctor with my doubts or should I go straight for a second opinion? I don't want to lose the patient doctor trust if I should happen to stay with my doctor (of whom I have a long standing relationship) but I don't want to risk becoming a delusional mess either. Thoughts?

Thank you Kitty! I'm not sure how familiar you are with meds, but my pdoc is doubling my lamictal from 400 to 800 MG (which is apparently highly unusual and not based on any studies) and taking me off of Lithium which seems to have been my only staple. He has also added an antidepressant and a stimulant to my regimen. I feel certain I want a second opinion before agreeing to all of this.View Thread

So, if I've experienced mixed features should I stop the Vybanse which was just increased to 50 MG? I told my doctor about my symptoms at my last appointment which is when he made all the changes including increasing the vybanse from 35 MG to 50 MG. The problem with stopping the Vybanse is, before it, I slept in my clothes and I didn't even get off the couch unless I HAD to take care of my kids. I'm not sure which is worse.View Thread

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